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Chutes over Sicily
Wind and hostile fire scattered 3,000 US paratroopers across Sicily in July 1943. But they fought so hard the enemy thought they were an entire army. By Éric Grenier
Crash into the channel
Wounded pilot Bob Vance’s crippled B-24 was falling fast. But Vance believed a hurt man was aboard, so he stayed put and steered for water. By Robert F. Dorr
Stick-on war spirit
America churned out a colorful variety of postage stamps during the war, to raise dollars and war spirit. And people–even FDR–collected them. By David A. Norris
JFK’s other PT boat rescue
After recovering from his extreme efforts to save the crew of his smashed PT-109, John F. Kennedy captained PT-59 on a mission to rescue trapped marines. By Joseph Hinds
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